English Translation

148 DNB_- Rome: On the occasion of the appointment of the Marshal Badoglio as the head of government, the King and Emperor of Italy issued a proud appeal: "Italians! Today I take over the command of all the Wehrmacht parts in the solemn hour, which weighs on the fate of the Fatherland. Everyone resumes his duties of duty, faith and struggle. No deviation can be tolerated, no accusation can be allowed, every Italian bows to the great wounds that find in the holy S due to the bravery of his army, due to all the citizens' determined will in respect of the institutions that cheered for the ascent, the path of re-ascension. Italians! Today, more than ever, I am inseparably united with you in unwavering faith in the immortality of the Fatherland. - Ron, July 25, 1943. Viktor Emanuel III. Marshal Badoglio